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Level 3 Access to HE Social Sciences and Education

  • SLOUGH & LANGLEY COLLEGE
  • LEVEL 3

Course Overview

The course will provide you with the qualifications you need to progress to university including our Foundation Degrees in a variety of areas including Psychology, Sociology, Early Years or Primary/Special Needs Teaching.

You will cover a wide range of areas including:
• Equality & Diversity
• Youth & Deviance
• Child Development
• Ageing & Disability
• Introduction to Psychology
• Biopsychology
• The Sociology of Education
• Extended Independent Academic Study

Course Code

FF3JHEA4L0

End Date

Thu, 25 Jun 2026

Entry Requirements

You will need GCSEs at grade 4 or above including English and Maths and you may be asked to complete an initial diagnostic assessment. It may be possibl...

Course information

You will cover a wide range of areas including:

– Equality & Diversity
– Youth & Deviance
– Child Development
– Ageing & Disability
– Introduction to Psychology
– Biopsychology
– The Sociology of Education
– Extended Independent Academic Study

1 Year

The Diploma consists of a number of mandatory units requiring 60 credits to pass. Many universities are requesting that at least 30 credits are at Distinction grade and 12-15 are at Merit grade.

There are also units which are graded at Pass only. You will be assessed through written reports and essays, presentations, timed tests and assessments and participation in discussion and role plays.

It is advisable to be working as a teaching assistant or doing volunteering work in an appropriate setting alongside the course to be able to map experience and reflect on practice.

Level 3 LASER Access to HE Diploma (Social Sciences)

Social Sciences related professions such as Psychologist (eg Forensic, Sports), Researcher, Human Resource Management, Politics, Criminology, Primary/SEN Teaching, Educational Psychology

Level 3